Poland strips Zelensky of top state honour amid UPA naming row
Poland has stripped Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle, the country's highest state honour, after a dispute over Kyiv's decision to name a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. The move has sharpened a long-running historical argument between Warsaw and Kyiv over the legacy of the UPA and its role during the Second World War. It also comes at a sensitive moment in relations between the two neighbours, with Poland remaining a key supporter of Ukraine against Russia.Polish President Karol Nawrocki described Ukraine's decision to name the unit after the UPA as "outrageous", "incomprehensible"... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Jun 2026 22:30 LONDON
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